Petunia plant named ‘Dopetdurabluve’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Petunia  plant named ‘Dopetdurabluve’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounding to hanging plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; large light purple-colored flowers with dark purple-colored centers and venation; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Petunia X hybrida.

Cultivar denomination: ‘DOPETDURABLUVE’.

STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY INVENTOR/APPLICANT & ASSIGNEE

The Inventor and Applicant/Assignee assert that no publications noradvertisements relating to sales, offers for sale or public distributionoccurred more than one year prior to the effective filing date of thisapplication. Any information about the claimed plant would have beenobtained from a direct or indirect disclosure from the Inventor and/orApplicant/Assignee. Inventor and Applicant/Assignee claim a prior artexception under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) for disclosure and/or sales prior tothe filing date but less than one year prior to the effective filingdate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Petuniaplant, botanically known as Petunia X hybrida and hereinafter referredto by the name ‘Dopetdurabluve’.

The new Petunia plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany. The objective of thebreeding program is to create new compact, freely branching andearly-flowering Petunia plants with numerous attractive flowers.

The new Petunia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by theInventor in July, 2019 in Rheinberg, Germany of a proprietary selectionof Petunia X hybrida identified as code number TT16-105059-017, notpatented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection ofPetunia X hybrida identified as code number TT17-058029-001, notpatented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Petunia plant wasdiscovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant fromwithin the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlledgreenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germany in May, 2020.

Asexual reproduction of the new Petunia plant by terminal vegetativecuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germanysince June, 2020 has shown that the unique features of this new Petuniaplant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Petunia have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. Thephenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditionssuch as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variancein genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Dopetdurabluve’. These characteristicsin combination distinguish ‘Dopetdurabluve’ as a new and distinctPetunia plant:

-   -   1. Relatively compact, upright and mounding to hanging plant        habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Freely branching habit.    -   4. Early and freely flowering habit.    -   5. Large light purple-colored flowers with dark purple-colored        centers and venation.    -   6. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the female andmale parent selections. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the newPetunia differ primarily from plants of the parent selections in flowercolor as flowers of plants of the new Petunia are light purple in colorwith dark purple-colored centers and venation whereas flowers of plantsof the parent selections are solid purple in color.

Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of Petunia X hybrida‘Sunsolos’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the newPetunia and ‘Sunsolos’ differ primarily in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Petunia are more compact than and not as        vigorous as plants of ‘Sunsolos’.    -   2. Plants of the new Petunia have smaller leaves than plants of        ‘Sunsolos’.    -   3. Plants of the new Petunia flower about two weeks earlier than        plants of ‘Sunsolos’.    -   4. Flowers of plants of the new Petunia are light purple in        color with dark purple-colored centers and venation whereas        flowers of plants of ‘Sunsolos’ are light purplish blue in color        with dark violet-colored centers and venation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearanceof the new Petunia plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Petunia plant. The photograph is a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘Dopetdurabluve’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations, measurementsand values describe plants grown during the spring in 22-cm containersin a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany and under culturalpractices typical of commercial Petunia production. During theproduction of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 18° C. andlight levels averaged 4,500 lux. Plants were twelve weeks old when thephotograph was taken and 25 weeks old when the description was taken. Inthe following description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart, Fifth Edition, 2007, except wheregeneral terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Petunia X hybrida ‘Dopetdurabluve’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Petunia X            hybrida identified as code number TT16-105059-017, not            patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Petunia X            hybrida identified as code number TT17-058029-001, not            patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By terminal vegetative cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About five days at            temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About seven days at            temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three            weeks at temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four            weeks at temperatures about 20° C.        -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; close to 155B in color,            actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate            composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate            temperature and age of roots.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Relatively compact, upright and            mounding to hanging plant habit; freely branching habit with            about six primary lateral branches each with about ten            secondary branches developing after pinching; moderately            vigorous growth habit; moderate growth rate.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.—About 25            cm.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of floral plane.—About 28            cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 63 cm.-   Lateral branch description:    -   -   Length.—About 40 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 4 mm.        -   Internode length.—About 1.5 cm.        -   Strength.—Moderately strong.        -   Aspect.—Initially upright to outwardly spreading.        -   Texture and luster.—Pubescent; semi-glossy.        -   Color, developing.—Close to 146D.        -   Color, fully developed.—Close to 146C; at the internodes,            close to 144A.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Before flowering, alternate; after flowering,            opposite; simple.        -   Length.—About 2.9 cm.        -   Width.—About 1.8 cm.        -   Shape.—Spatulate.        -   Apex.—Obtuse.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces.—Pubescent;            leathery; semi-glossy.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate; arcuate.        -   Color.—Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface:            Close to 146A; venation, close to 146A. Developing and fully            expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B; venation,            close to 146B.        -   Petioles.—Length: About 3.2 mm. Diameter: About 1.7 mm.            Strength: Moderately strong; firm. Texture and luster, upper            and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color, upper            and lower surfaces: Close to 144B.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower type and flowering habit.—Single salverform flowers            arising from leaf axils; freely flowering habit with usually            about 280 flowers and flower buds developing per plant;            flowers face mostly upright to outwardly.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Natural flowering season.—Plants flower continuously during            the spring and summer in Germany; early flowering habit,            plants typically beginning flowering about nine weeks after            planting.        -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about two to three            days on the plant; flowers persistent.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.7 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm.            Shape: Ovoid. Texture and luster: Rippled; semi-glossy.            Color: Proximally, close to 145A and distally, close to            187B.        -   Flower diameter.—About 5.1 cm.        -   Flower depth (height).—About 4.6 cm.        -   Flower throat diameter.—About 8.6 mm.        -   Flower tube length.—About 2.7 cm.        -   Flower tube diameter, proximally.—About 2.6 mm.        -   Corolla.—Arrangement: Five petals fused at the base and            opening into a flared trumpet. Petal lobe length (from            throat): About 2.2 cm. Petal lobe width: About 2.1 cm. Petal            shape: Roughly spatulate. Petal apex: Obtuse. Petal margin:            Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture and luster, upper            and lower surfaces: Rippled, glabrous; semi-glossy. Throat            texture and luster: Rippled, glabrous; semi-glossy. Tube            texture and luster: Rippled, pubescent; semi-glossy. Color:            Petal lobe, when opening, upper surface: Close to 76D;            centers and venation, close to 83A. Petal lobe, when            opening, lower surface: Close to 76D; towards the base and            venation, close to 83A. Petal lobe, fully opened, upper            surface: Close to 81D; towards the center and venation,            close to 81A; center color becoming closer to 81B with            subsequent development. Petal lobe, fully opened, lower            surface: Close to 81D; towards the base, close to 81C;            venation, close to 83C; color does not change with            subsequent development. Flower throat: Close to 83A;            venation, close to 83A. Flower tube: Close to 187A;            venation, close to 187A.        -   Sepals.—Arrangement: Five sepals fused at the base forming a            tubular star-shaped calyx. Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter:            About 2.5 mm. Shape: Oblong. Apex: Rounded. Base: Decurrent.            Margin: Entire. Texture and luster, upper and lower            surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: When opening            and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 146A. When opening            and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 146B.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 1.6 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm.            Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster: Smooth,            glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 144A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five.            Filament length: About 2.1 cm. Filament color: Close to            145D. Anther length: About 2 mm. Anther shape: Ovate. Anther            color: Close to 90C. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color:            Close to 93C. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil            length: About 2.4 cm. Style length: About 2.25 cm. Style            color: Close to 144C and 99D. Stigma diameter: About 1.5 mm.            Stigma shape: Rounded. Stigma color: Close to 146A. Ovary            color: Close to 144C. Fruits: Quantity produced per plant:            About 180 during the flowering season. Length: About 5 mm.            Diameter: About 4 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color:            Close to 161D. Seeds: Quantity per flower: About 90. Length:            About 0.3 mm. Diameter: About 0.3 mm. Texture: Smooth,            glabrous. Color: Close to 200A.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Petunia have been observed to    have good garden performance and tolerate wind, rain, temperatures    ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. and to be suitable for USDA    Hardiness Zone 11.-   Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Petunia have    not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to    Petunia plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Dopetdurabluve’ as illustrated and described. 